Senecio pancicii

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Common name

Scientific name

Senecio pancicii Deg.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant, reaching a height of 20 to 60 cm. Stem glabrous, often reddish. Lower leaves with long stalk, oval or oblong, toothed; the stem leaves are pinnatisect, the uppermost sessile (without stalk). The flower heads are 3-4 cm wide, clustered in sparse inflorescences. The involucre is brownish red. The flowers are orange (red before flowering). Flowering June-September^[1].

Habitat

Moist meadows and peatlands, near streams in the highlands and partly in the mountain belt^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the mountains Western and Central Stara Planina, Vitosha, Rila, Western Border Mountains, Central and Eastern Rhodopes, Pirin and Osogovo; between 1800 and 2600 meters above sea level^[3].

General distribution

Balkan Peninsula Countries - Balkan Endemic^[4].

Източници на информация

[1] Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство". София.

[2] Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Пос. източник.

[3] Делипавлов & кол., 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

[4] Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Пос. източник.

Senecio pancicii на български

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